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Let
not your heart be troubled:
ye believe in God, believe
also in me. In my Father's
house are many mansions:
if it were not so, I
would have told you.
I go to prepare a place
for you. And if I go
and prepare a place
for you, I will come
again, and receive you
unto myself; that where
I am, there ye may be
also. And whither I
go ye know, and the
way ye know.
John
14:1-4
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Welcome.
Grief
is
something
we
all
have
experienced
or
will
experience.
Just
as
God
made
no
two
people
alike,
no
one
grieves
in
the
same
way.
We
are
all
different.
Our
bereavement
ministry
is
here
to
help
in
any
way
that
we
can,
be
it
for
comfort,
help,
support,
food
or
just
prayer.
As
Christians,
we
know
that
when
a
loved
one
leaves
this
earth
to
go
to
Glory,
that
they
are
with
the
Lord,
if
they
have
died
in
the
Lord.
As
Christians,
we
celebrate
in
knowing
that
they
are
now
experiencing
the
promise
of
eternal
life.
We
know
that
they
are
no
longer
suffering
if
they
have
been
sick
or
suffering
for
an
extended
amount
of
time.
But,
maybe
they
left
suddenly
which
was
not
expected.
Either
way,
as
Christians
and
non-Christians,
there
is
a
common
denominator.
Loss.
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We
are
here
to
provide
support,
prayer,
resources
and
encouragement
in
the
midst
of
your
loss
and
your
experiencing
sadness.
The
death
of
a
loved
one
really
affects
the
heart,
body
and
soul.
We
are
here
to
provide
hope
for
those
grieving
the
loss
of
a
loved
one.
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Our
prayer
is
to
minister
to
persons
in
our
church
family
and
community
grieving
the
death
of
a
loved
one
before,
during
and
following
the
Homegoing
Service
by
providing
ongoing
support
in
the
days
or
weeks
that
follow. |
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And
He
shall
wipe
away
every
tear
from
their
eyes;
and
there
shall
no
longer
be
any
death;
there
shall
no
longer
be
any
mourning,
or
crying,
or
pain;
the
first
things
have
passed
away.
Revelation
21:4
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PURPOSE |
Our
purpose is
to seek to
reach out
to families
of church
members as
well as non-church
members at
the discretion
of the Senior
Pastor when
the request
for help is
made to the
Church. |
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VISION |
Our
ministry vision
is to provide
spiritual
support, guidance,
comfort and
love to hurting
family members
during this
difficult
time and through
the Holy Spirit
keep the focus
on Christ
in order to
strengthen
them and also
bring others
to the knowledge
of Jesus Christ,
salvation,
and the promise
of everlasting
life. |
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OBJECTIVE |
Our
objective
is to be available
in guiding
families through
the process
of making
funeral arrangements
(if desired)
and be available
for prayer
with the family,
share God’s
Word and providing
spiritual
help to accept
God’s
will while
sharing God’s
plan of salvation
for those
who are unsaved
so they can
be comforted
in the promise
of eternal
life through
Jesus Christ.
Our ministry
relays the
needs of the
family to
the Senior
Pastor and
our other
church ministries
to support
the family
during and
after the
service as
need designates. |
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FOOD
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Our
ministry provides
a meal to
the families
who experience
the death
of a family
member. The
member or
family member
has to be
an active
participating
member of
the church.
The deceased
family member
has to be
either the
member, a
mother, father,
sister or
brother (immediate
family). |
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MISSIONARY
MINISTRY |
The
Missionary
Ministry serves
at the home
(if desired)
during family
receiving
(day before
funeral);
and will also
serve or help
serve in the
feeding of
the family
after funeral
(if needed).
We also provide
a flower if
the member
family is
a member of
missionary
ministry. |
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FLOWERS |
The
church provides
flowers and
cards to the
family. |
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VISITATION
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When
someone dies,
it's hard
to know what
to say to
comfort the
surviving
family members.
Our bereavement
ministry visits
the family
who have recently
experienced
the death
of a loved
one. Members
of the bereavement
ministry schedule
times to provide
our presence
to the grieving
family. We
are available
to listen
or hold the
hand of the
grieving family.
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CALLS
OF SUPPORT |
Our
bereavement
ministers
and church
members make
a point of
periodically
calling to
check on members
who have recently
experienced
the death
of a loved
one. During
the phone
calls, they
ask how the
grieving person
is doing,
how he or
she is processing
their loss,
offer prayer
or lending
a listening
ear. |
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